Phonograph.



J. H. J. HAINES.

. PHONOGRAPHQ APPLICATION ruin DEG. 2a, 1908.-

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Pte nted Oct. 3, 1911.

J. H. J. HAINES.

PHONOGRAPH. APPLIOAQTIGN FILED DBO. 23, 190B 1,05,025. I "Patented 0011.3, 1911.

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JOHN H. J. HAINES, OF lIEW YORK, N. Y.

PHONOGRAPH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2;, 1911.

Appiicationfiled December 23, 1908. Serial No. 468,892.

- To' all tufiem it may concern: Be itfltno vn' that 1, Jonas H. J. lriiiunns,

a citizen-of the United-States, residing at the city of New York, in-the borough of Manhattan; zen-d state of-Nevv York, have invei'ited-certaimnew and useful Improve- -;ments in Phonographs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to phonographs and allied machines and has for its object to facilitate the removal of the record tablet from the machine' fand avoid injury of the same n th p ri tton- The invention relates particularly to mach'ines using a record tablet of the cylinder type These; cylinders are applied to the inachine'by passing them over a slightly coneddrum'or mandrel on which they are held by friction In order to remove the cylinder from the machine, it has heretofore been necessary to grasp the cylinder between the fingers and exert suflicient force to overcome itsfrictional engagement with the drum. This is an unhandy method of manipulation and often results in damage to t-heirecordsurface'by reason of the pressure of the fingers thereon, or by transference of dust or dirt from the fingers to the record. Also, if the recordsticks'tightly upon the drum,'the force used in removing it sometimes causes it to suddenly relax and the cylinder falls from the hand and is brokcm.

To avoid these disadvantages and such others as often occur in the removal of the cylinder'fi-on'i the machine, is'the'object of my invention, which consistsin providing the'mach'lne 'ltll what I hav'etermed a throw -ott or LJOClZOl' comprising a pusher n'ronntcdin'the frame of the machine in a. pos tion where it can he brought to bear the pusher.ispreferablv only sul'licicnt to,

re] 21MB it from US frictional engagement with the drum or mandrel, so that it can be readily removed by hand and Without the exercise of force.

. l. he invention is applicable to shaving mahines, commonly used for turning off the surface of a record cylinder and preparing it to receive a new record, since these machines comprise a drum or mandrel uponhich the record cylinder is. held in substantially the same manner as it is in'the phonograph itself.

The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in wh ch: r

Figure 1' is a side; elevation partiallyin section, of a portion of a phonograph or shaving machine upon which the; record cylinder is mounted; Fig. 2 is a section on line; of Fig. '1; Fig' 3 is a perspective yiew of the specific device comprising the invention; Fig. 5 is a similarview of a modificationthereof; l ig. 5 is a iew similar to Fig. 1, showing an alternative form of the invention; Fig. 6 is a section on line g y of El g. 5, and Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the structure of Fig. 5.

1 indicates a portion of the frame of a coned drum or-mandrel upon which the "record '5 in the form of a cylinder is sup ported While in use. The record cylinder is coned interiorly to fit the surface of mandrel 1, so'that when it is adjusted upon the mandrel and forced thereon slightly, it is held frictionally from independent move ment with respect to the mandrel.

Mounted in a suitable part of the frame so to slide therein is a rod or pusher 6 'h'a-Ying'a head 7 arranged at a point closely adjacent to the inner end ofthe: record cylinder When it is properly adjusted upon the mandrel. Th'is pusher ha's'a longitudinal movement substantially parallel to the axis of the mandrel and cylinder and-is adapted to beforced against the'end .of the cylinder to overcome the frictional engagement between it and the mandrel. .In order to accomplish this movement, there is provided a'crank arm 8 hose'outer-endstands in a notch 9; in the pusher 6 While the'other end is secured to shaft 1.0 mountedina suitable bearing in the frame 1,'and Whichis equipped at its other end With a handle or lever ll in convenient reach ofthe operator. I

also, provide a spring '12 secured at me end to the frame and at the other end to the pusher 6, the function of which is to return the pusher after it hasbeen moved in one direction by the hand lever.

It is now ole-- vious that when it is desired to releasethe.

touched any portion of As soon as the hand lever is released, it"

forcesit sufii'ciently. to the right to overcome its frictional engagement with the mandrel, whereupon by passing the fingers intoithe'right hand end of the cylinder in the customary manner, the record is removed from the machinev without having its outer surface.

moves back to its-normal position together with the pusher under the action of the spring 12. Obviously, however,.the spring is-not an essential part of the invention, since the hand lever andpusher might be left in the position to the right and be returned to the normal position. by the impact of the end 'of the record when-another one isadjusted to the mandrel.

As a modification of the manner of commun'icatingmovement to' the pusher rod from thehandlef-I have shown in Fig; 4

that the rod may be provided with a rack 13 and the crank 8 provided with a gear segment 14. This will give a more uniform application of pressure upon the pusher Y when; it is manipulated and can be-made 'to increase the length of the thrust of the pusher iflthat is found to be desirable.

The alternative form shown in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, comprises a number of rods 15 arranged longitudinallyinside of the mandrel near to its Walls andzmounted in'suitable bearings so as toslide a direction parallel to theaxis of the mandrel. At the, outer or right hand end of themandrel these rods are all connected together by a common cross-head 16, whichis provided. with a knob or handle 17 by which'all of the rods can be, together pulled outward. At the inner or left hand end of the rods they are each equipped with a pusher head 18' which extends radially outward thror1glrslo,ts 19 in the wall of the mandrel and leading. back- Ward any suitable distance'beyond the inner end of the record cylinder when it is mg on the knob 17 the pusher heads 18 are properly adjusted to the mandrel. Between the pusher-heads 18 and one of the bearings of the rods 15, springs 20 are interposed for returning the pusher heads to their normal position after they have been operated manually to release the record cylinder from the mandrel. The operation of this alternative construction obviously is that by pulltremity.

der and thereby forced from its frictional engagement with the. mandrel, the pusher heads meanwhile sliding in the wall of the mandrel. of'the knob the springs carry the pushers back to their normal position. This 'construction possesses an advantage over the 'co'nst'ructiori first described in that it 'is adapted for different lengths of record cylinders-{or to record cylinders which occupy various positions along the length of the mandrel. By making the slpts 19 of sufiicient length, any movement of the pusher heads that may be necessary to reach and move .the'record cylinder may thus be pro vided for..

Having described my invention, I claim "1. In a phonographic machine, the combination of a recessedconical holder for the record tablet, said holder having a longitudinally extending slot therein at the larger end thereof, with means for pulling the through the slots On the releaserecord longitudinally over said holder, said meanscomprising a structure adapted to be placed under tension and movable through the recess of said holder, said structure havring an angularly disposed part movable through said slot and adapted for engagement withthe end of the record tablet which said structure: further comprising a handle at its outer extremity, whereby it may be placed under tension.

2. In a phonographic machine, the combination of a recessed conical holder for the recordtablet, said holder having a longitudinally extending slot therein at the larger end thereof, with pulling means for shifting. the 'record longitudinally over. said holder, and means forguiding said pulling means, said pulling means comprising a structure adapted to be placed under tension and guidedly movable through the recess of said holder, said structure having an angularly disposed part movable through said slot and adapted for engagement with the.

end of the record tablet'which is carried by the larger end of the holder, said structure furthercomprising a handle at its outer exis carried by the-larger end of the holder,

' In witness whereof, I subscribe my signa- 

